Sandbag Tuesday

AO:  The General

QIC: Lucius

THE PAX:  JAG; Pocket Chicken (DR); Romo; Toolbox; Traveler; Trolley

Seven PAX, including DR guest Pocket Chicken, posted in the gloom to celebrate Sandbag Tuesday.  They performed a series of exercises using two sandbags filled with 50 lbs of play sand (scientifically proven to weigh less than 50 lbs of mason’s sand).  Here’s what the PAX accomplished:

WARM UP: SSH; Windmills; LBACs; Sun Gods; Cherry Pickers; Downward Dog; Cobra Commander

THE THANG:

Sandbag Suicide Relay:  The PAX split into two teams, then took turns moving 50-lb sandbags 10-yards via the traditional clean-and-toss method.  Upon reaching the 10-yard line, each PAX shouldered the bag and ran back for the start, so that the next PAX on his team could take a turn.

Rest exercises for the PAX waiting in the endzone included Merkins, BWS, Plank Jacks; Tree-Huggers, Bonnie Blairs, and Air Presses.

Repeat for the 15, and 20 yard-lines, so that each PAX got 45 yards of clean-and-throws and 45 yards of shoulder carry.  Finish with two rounds of ten single count side-to-shoulder lift and drop for each PAX.

Ring of Sandbag:  The PAX circled up and passed their two 50-lb sandbags from man to man.  After each hand-off, the PAX performed a burpee, then recovered to receive … another sandbag!

 Sandbag Bucket Brigade:  The PAX split into two teams, then moved the sandbags (still 50-lbs) 50 yards via the traditional bucket-brigade method.   After passing off the sandbag, each PAX ran to the front of his team (Ricky Bobby style), to keep the bag moving.

Sandbag Bucket Brigade with Overhead Press: The two teams returned from the mid-field to the end zone, each PAX performing an overhead press before handing the sandbag to his teammate.  Multiple overhead presses per pass for the last 15-20 yards.

Sandbag Pull-Through:  The PAX lined up in plank position, then proceeded to move both sandbags 50 yards via the traditional pull-through method.  Each PAX performed a single-count Merkin before each pull-through.  After passing the second sandbag to his neighbor, each PAX moved to the front of the line (Ricky Bobby style), to keep the bag moving.

 Sandbag Farmer’s Carry:  The PAX took turns performing a 100-yard farmer’s carry with their two sandbags (50 lbs each).  Rest exercises for the waiting PAX included Merkins, BWS, Plank Jacks; Tree-Huggers, Lunge Steps, Air Presses, LBCs, Flutter Kicks, and Freddie Mercuries.

THE MARY:   Having already completed their Mary exercises during the Farmer’s Carry, the PAX ended with a fun game of Bear-Crawl Marco Polo.  No sandbags were used.  YHC lost.

COT:  YHC had the privilege of teaching Sunday School this week, meaning that YHC had the privilege of learning a lot about Joseph in a short amount of time.  Joseph encountered many highs and lows in his life.  He was enslaved, wrongfully imprisoned, named the head of ancient Egypt’s Dept. of Agriculture, and ultimately saved his family from famine. No matter how good things appear—or how bad they appear—change is constant.  Prepare for it.